[Conditions for blood components return, after storage in a depot].
Recent changes in the regulation of blood components depots has allowed the Etablissement français du sang (EFS) to re-introduce blood components in the stock when they come back from the health establishment. This process is the responsibility of both EFS and health establishment. So collaboration between them is necessary to set an organisation to guarantee that blood components are transported and stored at optimum conditions. To achieve this, a checking procedure for the return process of blood components and a method that tracks the conditions they are exposed to during transportation are necessary. There are many temperature sensitive indicators available to track each unit of blood component. This article presents an organisation using a follow-up by electronic temperature monitors to record the temperature during the transportation and storage processes.
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Laboratoire de biologie, CHI Elbeuf-Louviers-Val-de-Reuil, Elbeuf, France. isabelle.herve@chi-elbeuf-louviers.fr
Girard
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D001771:Blood Banks / Q000145:classification / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D001793:Blood Preservation / Q000592:standards*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D004864:Equipment and Supplies / Q000592:standards; D005568:Forms and Records Control; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D008498:Medical Record Linkage / Q000379:methods; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000458:organization & administration; D011786:Quality Control; D012034:Refrigeration / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D013821:Thermometers; D013997:Time Factors; D014186:Transportation